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CaliforniaSlayings linked to San Pablo gangs (San Pablo, CA):
A criminal grand jury has indicted 11 suspected gang members on murder and conspiracy charges, according to court records released this week.
Source: The Mercury News
Date: August 14, 2008http://www.mercurynews.com/...

North CarolinaPolice believe 18th Street Gang responsible for car thefts (Charlotte, NC):
If you lived on Scaleybark Road and owned a Honda, your car was at risk. But that changed considerably with the arrest of four men.
Source: WCNC 6 News
Date: August 14, 2008http://www.wcnc.com/...

CaliforniaA new way to help teens avoid gangs (Mountain View, CA):
Mountain View police officer Katherine Comesana held up a picture of a drug-damaged brain to a classroom of 33 seventh-graders.
Source: The Mercury News
Date: August 14, 2008http://www.mercurynews.com/...

CaliforniaArrests take toll on local gang (Elk Grove, CA):
Elk Grove Police Detective Aaron Lee has been a gang detective for the past seven years, specializing in Asian gangs.
Source: The Sacramento Bee
Date: August 14, 2008http://www.sacbee.com/...

WashingtonYoung Guns: Scattershot solutions and six dead teens (Seattle, WA):
Common wisdom holds that kids involved with gangs are long gone from school, unseen and vanished into street life. But James, a sophomore at Cleveland High last year, would disagree.
Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Date: August 14, 2008http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/...

MinnesotaNew St. Paul police program will keep tabs on violent gang members (St. Paul, MN):
The list of targeted individuals goes by the name of 'Bob', which stands for the "baddest of the bunch."
The alleged gang members -- ranging in age from 15 to 27 -- landed on the list because of extensive rap sheets, or because they've been linked to violent crimes but were never convicted.
Source: Minnesota Public Radio
Date: August 14, 2008http://minnesota.publicradio.org/...

CaliforniaBelt leads to stabbing of Antioch teen in suspected gang attack (Antioch, CA):
A decorative belt may have triggered the stabbing of a 16-year-old in a suspected gang-related attack Tuesday night by five men, who were all arrested, police said.
Source: The Mercury News
Date: August 13, 2008http://www.mercurynews.com/...

VirginiaGang members arrested in Portsmouth (Portsmouth, VA):
Portsmouth police have charged four individuals, including three juveniles, for a series of burglaries in the Cradock section of the city.
Source: WVBT FOX 43 News
Date: August 13, 2008http://www.myfoxhamptonroads.com/...

WashingtonYoung Guns: A new brand of gangster grows up in a killing culture (Seattle, WA):
Danger sits in a booth at Denny's, talking about the reason for his name. "I stabbed about three people," he says, his angular face betraying no particular emotion. He mentions it offhandedly, like a kid trying to be modest about something in which he takes great pride.
Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Date: August 13, 2008http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/...

North CarolinaCMS identifies 70 gangs found in schools (Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC):
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools officials on Tuesday unveiled what they called their first comprehensive report on gangs, identifying about 70 gangs with 450 members in local schools.
Source: The Charlotte Observer
Date: August 13, 2008http://www.charlotteobserver.com/...

CaliforniaSan Fer limits now permanent (Sylmar, CA) :
An injunction targeting one of the San Fernando Valley's oldest and most violent street gangs became permanent Monday.
Source: The Daily News of Los Angeles
Date: August 12, 2008http://www.dailynews.com/...

CaliforniaGangs get into identity theft (Los Angeles, CA):
Identity theft is soaring in California, and street gangs are angling for a piece of the action. Recent cases point to an interest in identity fraud by organizations as diverse as a Long Beach chapter of the Crips, the Armenian Power gang and the prison-based Mexican Mafia, according to law enforcement officials and fraud experts.
Source: Los Angeles Times
Date: August 12, 2008http://www.latimes.com/...

IllinoisFeds kick in $2M to fight gangs (Chicago, IL):
The Chicago area is getting $2 million to help fight gangs -- thanks to the feds. Deputy Attorney General Mark Filip, formerly a federal judge in Chicago, announced the funding Monday as part of a national anti-gang initiative.
Source: Chicago Sun-Times
Date: August 12, 2008http://www.suntimes.com/...

AlabamaString of Alabama bank robberies carried out by gang (Gadsden, AL):
A string of bank robberies in northeast Alabama got the attention of law enforcement agencies surprised by what they said was its source: an east Gadsden gang looking to banks instead of drug deals for funds.
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press
Date: August 12, 2008http://timesfreepress.com/...

CaliforniaRash of gang graffiti tags appear during weekend (Lakeport, CA):
Several locations around Lakeport were hit by a rash of graffiti that officials believe was the result of taggings carried out over the weekend.
Source: Lake County News
Date: August 12, 2008http://lakeconews.com/...

New JerseyTwo charged in drug raids were members of Bloods gang (Pemberton Township, NJ):
Two men described by police as members of the Bloods street gang were among seven people charged last week during a pair of drug raids in the Browns Mills section of the township.
Source: Burlington County Times
Date: August 12, 2008http://www.phillyburbs.com/...

MichiganDetroit area will get federal anti-gang money (Detroit, MI):
The federal government is spending $2 million to pursue gangs in the Detroit area and help convicted members when they leave prison and return home.
Source: Chicago Tribune
Date: August 11, 2008http://www.chicagotribune.com/...

CaliforniaCourt injunction ordered against LA gang (Los Angeles, CA):
A judge has issued an order aimed at cracking down on crime from a Los Angeles gang. A permanent court injunction was issued against the San Fer gang on Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court.
Source: San Francisco Chronicle
Date: August 11, 2008http://www.sfgate.com/...

ConnecticutHartford imposes emergency curfew after shootings (Hartford, CT):
Hartford officials said Monday that they will impose a 30-day citywide curfew on everyone under 18 in response to recent violence, including a shooting over the weekend that left one teen dead and six young people wounded.
Source: The Associated Press
Date: August 11, 2008http://ap.google.com/...

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